A civilian driver was killed late Friday night in California when he slammed into the back of a fire apparatus stopped along Highway 4 at the scene of a crash. The man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene of the 2357 hours crash near Antioch.
One firefighter received minor … [Read more...]

Annoying The Neighbors, Family & Friends (A commentary about a fires, death and kids)
By Billy Goldfeder
I still think of Saturday mornings as a cool time. Growing up it was cartoons and waffles. Then as my kids came along it was that--and then karate, baseball, gymnastics … [Read more...]

The Pulaski County (Arkansas) man who killed a volunteer Firefighter who was coming to his rescue apologized to friends and family of 29-year-old Ronald Jason Adams as he accepted an eight-year prison term for manslaughter Thursday.
The sentence, negotiated by attorney Hubert … [Read more...]

It is with deep regret that we pass on the Line of Duty Death of North Central (south of Sandusky, Ohio) EMS EMT Ralph Eaton. EMT Eaton died in the Line of Duty yesterday morning responding on a run.
MEMORIAL DETAILS:
Friends and family will be received on Thursday, March 30, … [Read more...]

Firefighter survival: a FD's goal with civilian survival and our intervention when humanly possible. It's the mission of the fire service and has been from the start.
When we think of Firefighter survival, we think about the building fire, people trapped etc-and it IS all … [Read more...]

We regret to pass on the Line of Duty death of a Police Officer who was also an active volunteer Firefighter. Tecumseh (OK, SE of OK City) Police Officer Justin Terney, 22, died in the Line of Duty this morning. Officer Terney was shot by a man who was then shot by Terney in an … [Read more...]

Jet lag makes everyone miserable. But it makes some people mentally ill.
There’s a psychiatric hospital not far from Heathrow Airport that is known for treating bipolar and schizophrenic travelers, some of whom are occasionally found wandering aimlessly through the terminals. … [Read more...]

A volunteer firefighter in Iberia Parish (Louisiana) allegedly used his company issued keys to enter a Grand Marais fire station around 0500 Sunday morning, steal an emergency truck and then crash the truck into a home on Weeks Island Road.
No injuries were reported. 31 year old … [Read more...]

In the history of the fire service, March 25th is a bad date. Actually, to start with, today was the funeral of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo, a mother of five, who was killed in the Line of Duty when a career criminal overtook the ambulance she was driving and ran her … [Read more...]

The driver accused of killing two volunteer Firefighters has been identified by the Lamar County Sheriff's Dept.
Chance Eaton, 31, has been charged with hit-and-run and causing death. Eaton could face additional charges, authorities added. Eaton is the son of two Oloh volunteer … [Read more...]

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